The Wedding Industry Insider: Can the bride ever be upstaged?

04 Jul 2017

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When it’s the bride’s turn to steal the spotlight, should guests carefully consider their outfit choices? Digital editor, Sarah George, ponders the question

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When pictures of Lionel Messi’s wedding to childhood sweetheart, Antonella Roccuzzo, started to surface, it wasn’t just the beautiful bride that everyone was talking about; Lionel Messi’s mum also took the limelight… and for all the wrong reasons. The mother of the groom, Celia Cuccittini, was accused of choosing an ‘almost identical’ dress to the bride, committing the cardinal sin of wearing white and looking undeniably stunning while doing so. Yes, the dress was a tad bridal, but what floor-length designer dress with exquisite embroidery and beading isn’t?

Gone are the stringent traditions of a conventional wedding; wearing white is no longer considered a fashion faux pas and unless a specific dress code is stated, the mother of the bride or groom should reserve the right to wear whatever she likes on the big day. And as for upstaging the bride, Antonella Roccuzzo can rest easy… an almost-white dress did little to avert the attention away from her, looking the vision of beauty in her Rosa Clará gown. Reassurance for brides around the world that no matter what attention-grabbing guests you invite, there’s no denying that every bride will always take centre stage on her big day. Congratulations to the happy couple, Lionel and Antonella.

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